BACKGROUND People in treatment for substance use disorder commonly have comorbid personality disorders, including antisocial personality disorder. Little is known about treatments that specifically address comorbid antisocial personality disorder. METHODS Self-rated help received for antisocial personality disorder was assessed during follow-ups at 3, 9 and 15 months post-randomization of a r...

OBJECTIVE To develop a working model that provides an understanding of the process of deliberate self-harm and a framework for psychological intervention in an emergency department setting. METHOD A retrospective clinical audit of a consecutive series of 51 deliberate self-harm patients referred to the liaison psychiatry service by the emergency department of an inner city hospital. RESULTS...

conclusions similar to previous studies, we found some comorbid psychiatric disorders with adhd. the treatment of the disorder can be improved, by more attention to comorbid psychiatric disorders, early diagnosis of them, and using distinct and specific treatment for everyone. background attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is often associated with other psychological problems. objec...

BACKGROUND In Denmark 8,000 to 10,000 people will attempt suicide each year. The Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention in the Capital Region of Denmark is treating patients with suicidal behavior, and a recent survey has shown that 30% of the patients are suffering from borderline personality disorder. The majority of patients (70% to 75%) with borderline personality disorder have a histor...

BACKGROUND We investigate the rate of bipolar spectrum disorder comorbid with ADHD features using two screening instruments, the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), in a nonclinical young adult population. METHODS College and graduate students aged 18 years or older from four universities in Korea were selected. Comorbidity was defined as both MDQ positi...

Patients 63 patients who were 12–16 years of age (mean age 14 y, 78% girls) and referred to a child and adolescent mental health service in South Manchester, UK after an incident of deliberate self harm and who reported >1 other occasion of deliberate self harm during the previous year. Exclusion criteria included cases of accidental drug overdoses or any alcohol overdose, those who were consid...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to explore whether the comorbidity of social phobia affects symptoms severity, positive and negative symptoms, self-stigma, hope, and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study in which all participants completed the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale, Adult Dispositional Hop...

BACKGROUND The treatment of personality disorder is repeatedly reported as less successful than the treatment of patients without personality disorder. Most clinicians believe that anxiety disorder in tandem with a personality disorder often leads to longer treatment, worsens the prognosis, and thus increases treatment costs. Our study was designed to compare the short-term effectiveness of the...